Jun 18, 2011 | News Releases, Public Policy, Public Policy Immigrants' Rights
Reforms are Inadequate to Resolve Program’s Problems LOS ANGELES, CA – Today, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced long overdue yet still inadequate changes to the Secure Communities program. Thomas A. Saenz, MALDEF President and General Counsel, issued...
Jun 18, 2011 | News Releases, Voting Rights
Latino groups and voters seek the creation of fair election districts that reflect growth of Latino population SAN ANTONIO, TX – Today, individual voters and a united coalition of Latino organizations filed suit seeking Texas House and congressional districts that...
Jun 17, 2011 | News Releases
EVENT MARKS THE INTRODUCTION OF LEGISLATION TO STRENGTHEN OUR CHILD LABOR LAWS AS WELL AS THE JULY RELEASE OF A DOCUMENTARY CAPTURING THE HARSH WORKING CONDITIONS OF OUR NATION’S FARMWORKER CHILDREN Washington, D.C. – At a press conference on Capitol Hill, Actor and...
Jun 1, 2011 | News Releases, Voting Rights
New Map Provides No New Latino Opportunity Districts SAN ANTONIO, TX – Today the Texas Latino Redistricting Task Force strongly criticized a proposed congressional map released by the chairmen of the House and Senate redistricting committees. The Solomons-Seliger map...
May 28, 2011 | News Releases, Voting Rights
GOVERNOR QUINN URGED NOT TO APPROVE PLAN THAT SPLITS LITTLE VILLAGE Chicago, IL – After analyzing HB3760, the legislative redistricting map passed earlier today by the Illinois House, the Mexican American Legal Defense and Educational Fund (MALDEF) opposes the plan...
